22/09/2022
Good news for travellers
As of 20th September, you are no longer required to complete Spains health form to enter the country. However, you are still required to follow the entry requirements as before and I have copied these from the Spain Travel Health website and paste below 👇🏼 But to simplify, if your recovery certificate is over 180 days, you are required to have a negative antigen test within 24 hours before or a negative PCR 72 hours before your arrival in the country.
If your FULL (2 jabs) vaccine certificate is over 270 days from the last jab then the above applies but if you have had the booster, there is no time limit and you are okay to enter without having to have a covid test.
PASTE FROM SpTH WEBSITE:
EU DIGITAL COVID CERTIFICATE / EU EQUIVALENT CERTIFICATE
An EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) is a digital accreditation issued by the competent authorities of EU countries that a person has a valid vaccination schedule against COVID-19, a diagnostic test has been carried out with negative result or has been recovered from COVID-19.
COVID-19 certificates of vaccination, diagnostic tests or recovery issued by countries with which the EU has established equivalence (EU Equivalent Certificate) will have the same status as an EU DCC. These countries can be consulted on the European Union (EU) website Will open in a new window
Any of these three certificates (vaccination, recovery, diagnostic test) may be used by travellers to enter Spain without the need to complete a health control form, provided that it meets the following criteria:
COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate
From 1 February 2022, this will be valid from 14 days after the date of administration of the last dose of the complete vaccination schedule and will be valid up to 270 days from the date of administration of that last dose. The vaccination certificate with a complete schedule for people under 18 years of age does not have an expiration date.
Thereafter, in order to be valid, the vaccination certificate must reflect the administration of a booster dose. These certificates will be considered valid since the day the booster dose was administered.
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Certificate of a diagnostic test for SARSCoV2 with negative result. The following diagnostic tests shall be admissible:
NAAT- nucleic acid amplification tests (e.g.: RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, TMA, HAD, NEAR, CRISPR, SDA), with sampling within the previous 72 hours to departure to Spain.
Antigen tests, with sampling within the previous 24 hours to departure to Spain. You can consult the list of antigen tests approved by the European Commission through this link File pdf. Will open in a new window
A COVID-19 Recovery certificate: Recovery certificates issued at least 11 days after the first positive NAAT or antigen tests, and up to a maximum of 180 days after the date of sampling, are accepted as valid. The antigen tests accepted are those authorised by the European Commission, which can be consulted at the following link File pdf. Will open in a new window , and must have been performed by healthcare professionals. Passengers with a Recovery Certificate other than an EU Digital COVID Certificate or equivalent must also provide documentary proof of the diagnostic test from which the Recovery Certificate is derived.